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Antonyms for wet

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : wet
Phonetic Transcription : wɛt

Definition of wet

Origin :
  • Old English wæt "moist, liquid," from Proto-Germanic *wætaz (cf. Old Frisian wet ). Also from the Old Norse form, vatr. All related to water (n.1).
  • Wet blanket "person who has a dispiriting effect" is recorded from 1879, from use of blankets drenched in water to smother fires (the phrase is attested in this literal sense from 1660s). All wet "in the wrong" is recorded from 1923, American English; earlier simply wet "ineffectual," and perhaps ultimately from slang meaning "drunken" (c.1700). Wet-nurse is from 1610s. Wet dream is from 1851; in the same sense Middle English had ludificacioun "an erotic dream."
  • He knew som tyme a man of religion, þat gaff hym gretelie vnto chastitie bothe of his harte & of his body noghtwithstondyng he was tempid with grete ludificacions on þe nyght. ["Alphabet of Tales," c.1450]
  • adj damp, moist
  • noun dampness, moisture
  • verb cause to become damp, moist
Example sentences :
  • Slept in snow-drift that night in wet clothes, mercury 40 below.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • While beer brings gladness, don't forget That water only makes you wet!
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He turned her face up to his own again, and softly kissed her wet eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Because the weather was cold and wet, the ceremonies were conducted indoors.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Do, some kind Christian, pump a stroke or two, just to wet my whistle.
  • Extract from : « A Rill from the Town Pump (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The sky was still overcast, and the wet bushes were unavoidable.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • Again, Garson was forced to wet his lips with a dry tongue, and to swallow painfully.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • It was December then, gray and raw, with a wet snow that changed to rain as it fell.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He was hardening his throat, and so slept with a wet towel about it.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He took it from his girdle warped by the wet and the warmth of his body.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Synonyms for wet

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